New York: Harper & Row, 1982. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 83 pages. First edition, uncorrected proof. Author's first book of verse. Short closed split at the head of the spine, otherwise fine in printed wrappers. READ MORE about SECOND SIGHT: POEMS. SELECTED BY ANTHONY HECHT
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New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1974). 8vo. pebbled cloth, dust jacket. 87 pages. First edition. Review copy with review slip, folded publisher's sheet, and uncorrected proof of a review scheduled for Library Journal, July, 1974 laid in. Poet Dave Smith's copy with his ownership signature on the front pastedown. Blurb by Joel Oppenheimer. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket. READ MORE about THE POST-AMERICAN CULTURAL CONGRESS
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N.P. n.p., 1963. 4to. cord-tied stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. This keepsake consists of a menu for a luncheon in honor of Frederick B. Adams given on December 2, 1963, a chronology of "Some notable events at the Pierpont Morgan Library as seen by the Poets and Chroniclers," and a list of attendees. READ MORE about F.B.A. JR
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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1988. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 55 pages. First edition. Fine in dust jacket. READ MORE about BEHOLDINGS, POEMS
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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1995. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 71 pages. First edition. Blurbs by Mary Oliver, Andrew Hudgins, Dave Smith. Fine in dust jacket. READ MORE about THE DIFFICULT WHEEL: POEMS
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Being the Diary of a Queer Man. An Undergraduate Poem together wih A Brief Memoir of Harvard, Dean Briggs and T.S. Eliot
New York, NY: The Eakins Press, 1971. 4to. cloth. (iv), 26, followed by facsimile, (4) pages. Being the Diary of a Queer Man. An Undergraduate Poem together wih A Brief Memoir of Harvard, Dean Briggs and T.S. Eliot. Limited to 2300 copies, this being one of the 2000 printed on Andorra Text. An undergraduate poem of Conrad Aiken with a brief memoir of Harvard and a facsimile of the original manuscript with comments by Dean..... READ MORE about THE CLERK'S JOURNAL
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Being the Diary of a Queer Man. An Undergraduate Poem together wih A Brief Memoir of Harvard, Dean Briggs and T.S. Eliot
New York, NY: The Eakins Press, 1971. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (iv), 26, followed by facsimile, (4) pages. Being the Diary of a Queer Man. An Undergraduate Poem together wih A Brief Memoir of Harvard, Dean Briggs and T.S. Eliot. Limited to 2300 copies, this being one of the 2000 printed on Andorra Text. An undergraduate poem of Conrad Aiken with a brief memoir of Harvard and a facsimile of the original manuscript with comments..... READ MORE about THE CLERK'S JOURNAL
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New York: Duell Sloan and Pierce, 1947. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (ii), 32, (2) pages. First edition (Bonnell, Aiken, A37a). Blurb by Malcolm Cowley on the rear panel of the dust jacket. Endpapers darkened, bumped at the head and foot of the backstrip, otherwise fine in dust jacket missing pieces at the head, foot, and middle of the backstrip. READ MORE about THE KID
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[St.Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, 1990. tall 8vo. paper covered boards, dust jacket. (x), 72, (2) pages. First edition. Winner of the 1998 James Laughlin Award of The Academy of American Poets. Fine in fine dust jacket. READ MORE about EXCEPT BY NATURE
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Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1954. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 62 pages. First edition. Jacket faded with a few short closed tears. READ MORE about KINGDOM OF DIAGONALS, A BOOK OF POEMS
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[Princeton]: [Princeton University Press], (1979). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. ix, 80, (2) pages. First edition. Review copy with review slip laid in. Fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket. READ MORE about WALKING FOUR WAYS IN THE WIND
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Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2002. 6.1 x 5.8 inches. cloth. 24 pages. This beautiful facsimile volume represents the first ever printing of Andersen`s Fotograferede Bornegrupper in English. This book is a collaboration between Andersen, who wrote the verse, and the famous early Danish photographer Harald Paetz. The illustrations in the book are albumen prints of posed and costumed children and they depict scenes of play and home life. Little Rhymes is an extremely important..... READ MORE about LITTLE RHYMES BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, WITH LITTLE PHOTOS BY HARALD PAETZ
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Oxford, OH: Miami University Press, circa 1986. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 94, (4) pages. First edition. Winner of the 1995 James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets. Blurbs by John Ashbery, James Tate, Alice Fulton, Michael Burkard. Fine in dust jacket. READ MORE about NEITHER WORLD, POEMS
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New York: Random House, (1983). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 43+(1) pages. First edition, advance proofs (uncorrected) with publishing information taped to wrapper. Author included in Afro-American writers after 1955: dramatists and prose writers. Also Contemporary poets, 6th edition. Fine in printed wrappers. READ MORE about SHAKER, WHY DON'T YOU SING?
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[New York]: Harper Collins, (1991). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 82 pages. First edition, uncorrected proof. HarperCollins representative's card stapled to the front wrapper. Fine in printed wrappers. READ MORE about LET THERE BE LIGHT, POEMS
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[New York]: W.W. Norton & Co., (1976). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 88 pages. First edition, uncorrected page proof. Wrappers unevenly faded, crease on the front wrapper and first few leaves. READ MORE about OPEN DOORWAYS, POEMS
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Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1980. 8vo. paper covered boards, dust jacket. xii, 67, (5) pages. First edition. Southern author. Copyright deposit copy. One of two copies submitted by the publisher for copyright purposes. This copy not selected for the Library's collections. Copyright Office and Library of Congress surplus duplicate stamps. Fine in unevenly faded dust jacket with a short closed tear. READ MORE about FOLLOWING GRAVITY
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Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, 1983. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 56 pages. First edition. Southern author. Very fine in dust jacket. READ MORE about FORESEEING THE JOURNEY
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Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, 1993. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, (ii), 49 pages. First edition. Southern author. Inscribed by the author on the title-page: "To John Valentine / James Applewhite". Blurbs by Fred Chappell, John Hollander, Dave Smith. Fine in dust jacket. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF THE RIVER, POEMS
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Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger & Co., 1967. 8vo. paper-covered boards. 40 pages. A short study of John Argentine, provost of King's College, Cambridge, in the early 16th century, including a catalogue of his library and a transcription of his poems. Boards rubbed with some age yellowing. READ MORE about JOHN ARGENTINE, PROVOST OF KING'S. HIS LIFE AND HIS LIBRARY
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Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College, 1931. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, top edge cut, other edges uncut. 52 pages. Number 2, April 1931. Table of contents, A collection of short plays, short stories, and poetry. Unopened. READ MORE about ARTS QUARTERLY
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Geneva: Slatkine Publishers, 1969. 8vo. cloth. xx, 502 pages. Reprint of the 1931 first edition. History of the Renaissance in 16th century France. Includes chapters on religion, literature, and politics. READ MORE about LES NOUVEAUX HORIZONS DE LA RENAISSANCE FRANÇAISE
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New York and London: Harper, 1924. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiii, (vii), 73 pages. First edition. Author's first book. Collection of his poems. Variant binding: gray-brown cloth stamped in black. Fine in chipped dust jacket with a piece missing from the head of the backstrip. READ MORE about SUNRISE TRUMPETS. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PADRAIC COLUM
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[Pittsburgh]: University of Pittsburg Press, (1974). small 8vo. paper covered boards, dust jacket. (x), 84, (2) pages. First edition. Vietnam War poetry. Lamont Poetry Selection slip laid in. Mark from a rusted paperclip on the back cover, otherwise fine in unevenly darkened dust jacket with a paperclip mark on the rear panel. READ MORE about AFTER OUR WAR
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Washington, DC: Washington Writers' Publishing House, (1998). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 67 pages. First edition. Acknowledgements, table of contents, notes, biography. A postcard from the author is loosely inserted. This is a collection of poems with relation to the moon, stars, and also of family relationships. READ MORE about GALILEO'S BANQUET
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